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Description
Doors and Union Bar from 7pm - Show at 7:30pm $12 entry
RHIANNON SIMPSON
Lazenby Young Blues Guitarist of the Year, MBAS Blues Challenge Finalist and BCs Best ‘Songwriter of the Year’ Rhiannon Simpson has been flooring audiences with her brand of modern, guitar driven blues since 2013. Her aggressive vocal style and virtuosic guitar work saw her play with some of Australia's finest musicians including Geoff Achison, Joe Camilleri and Jimi Hocking.
Since then she has been invited to perform at venues such as Kingston Mines (Chicago), Ain’t Nothin’ But A Blues Bar (London) B.B Kings (New Orleans) and The Haskell Opera House (Vermont). With two international tours, a solo album and band E.P under her belt, Simpson is a fresh new face dominating blues scenes across the world.
"She doesn't just play the blues, but really feels it in her soul. Great player, I'm a fan" - Geoff Achison
"Phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal... I've played with some folks but my god” - Amadee Castenell (Elton John, Elvis Costello)
THE SOLO LOUNGE is a Ballarat Concert Series created to showcase local Australian music in the incredible atmosphere of the 1887 Heritage-listed Ballarat Trades Hall.
Recent technical upgrades to Trades Hall supported by Creative Victoria have assisted in the creation of a lush performance space with top quality lighting and sound to showcase our local and touring performers.
You are not just seeing someone play guitar in the corner while live sport is on in the background or struggling to be heard over the loud folks at the Bar – the whole show is about listening to the performer and giving them the respect of a true Concert setting.
These shows are a dream for local solo performers and we are endeavouring to document as much of the series as possible with our partners H Squared Studios.
The Artist fees (only) for the Series have been supported by The Victorian Government’s
‘10,000 Gig Program’ . Promotion, Design and Production are supported by Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council and H Squared Studios.
We hope you can buy a ticket and get along to support the artists and the series.
There have been a sea of local venues presenting live music that have closed down in the last 5 years - if you want to see live music in Ballarat, please get out there and support the few Venues that are continuing to support live music.
Producer – Rex Hardware
Date & Time
Fri, Jul 4, 2025 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Venue Details
Ballarat Trades Hall
24 Camp StreetBallarat Central, Victoria 3350
